Hand in hand Quote by John Bradshaw

“Shame weakens us. It can make us frightened to take on something new. We start to withdraw from whatever might give us pleasure, self-esteem,…

— Sharon Salzberg

“Guilt is our morality shame and guards our conscience. It tells us we have transgressed our values. It moves us to take action and…

— John Bradshaw

“With no blame there's no shame. A human society can't exist without shame. Shame is like handedness or walking upright. It's a central human…

— Sebastian Faulks

Shame and guilt are noble emotions essential in the maintenance of civilized society, and vital for the development of some of the most refined…

— Willard Gaylin

Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.

— Samuel Johnson

“Shame is the deepest of the “negative emotions,” a feeling we will do almost anything to avoid. Unfortunately, our abiding fear of shame impairs…

— Gabor Maté

It is not human to be without shame and without desire.

— Ursula K. Le Guin

we are beginning to understand that this instinct of sex which has been so great a cause of suffering and shame and has been…

— Maude Royden

I believe we all have lists of shame. Long lists. We live with our constellation of shames quite privately. But they weigh us down.…

— Victoria Redel

I think if you were to sever the connection between arousal and shame, you might actually come up with something liberating and socially useful.…

— Alan Moore

Shame doesn't exist in the animal kingdom. It's a human conception.

— Justin Torres

“Healthy shame is the psychological foundation of humility. It is the source of spirituality. What I discovered was that shame as a healthy human…

— John Bradshaw